Quoit



T. H. TABOR.

ouon. APPLICATION FILED AUG, 23, 1920;

1,379,883. Patented May 31,1921.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- Mam/13356 //m);m; fi/ ZAQXINVENTOR.

v BY

ATTORNEY.

a UNIYTJEDLT. STATES. r rENr OFFICE.

rHoMA's iii-rename; or mnmzrex, enonem.

. To all whomz't l I .the following'is a sp ecification.,-

.Be it knownthat I, THOMAS .H. TA J 30R, a citizen;- of the United States, residin Lat Elli'ay inthe county 'of Gilmerand tate of eorgia, have;inventedcertainlnew and useful Improvements in .Quoits,. o'f which This -1IIY9I1131OI1 relates to; an-

quoit which is constructedjsoas; to prevent same from flying off the usual peg which is used inthe game 0f; quoits after one of .the playershasmade. a .ringerf.

j ,Theprincipalobject of c to generally improve upon "quoits by {prothe invention is "viding a device whichwill beofextremely simple, durable and inexpensive construction, one which is eflicientandreliable operation, and well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed. f

With the aboveiand numerous other objects in view'the inventi'on resides in certain novel features of construction, and-the combination and arrangement .ofpartsj as will be hereinafter more fullyidescribed and claimed. a

In the drawing Figure 1 is a perspective view of one modification of the device,

Fig. 2 is a section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1,

' Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2,

Figs. 4, 5 and 6 are top plan views of various modifications of the device.

By referring to Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive of the accompanying drawing by numerals it will be seen that 1 designates the body of the quoit which is substantially shaped similar to a horseshoe. At the terminals of the body portion 1 there is provided the arms 2 and 3 which converge toward each other and extend into the space surrounded by the body portion 1. It will be noted that the arm 3 is substantially shorter than the arm 2.

A spring 4 is provided so as to extend around the outer face of the arm 3 and around the contiguous terminal of the body 1 and extend beyond the arm 3 so as to terminate adjacent the terminal of the arm 2. In order to hold the spring in place I have provided a cap 5 which incloses the terminal of the body 1 and the contiguous portion of the arm 3 as is clearly shown in the drawing. In order to hold this cap in place I have provided a rivet 6which is passed Y Specification-ofletters Patent. j-"Patented 1921- application areagen ust zsfiezol seri liv' 405,358:

clearlyshown in Fig. 2.;of the drawing;

' hus fity ill be seenfthat the 's l g'fal. being. resilient willjallow the quoit'to slide the Ja.1 m ,3 andl the body if so v as to surroundv theipeg but will prevent wardly.

converging. arms-11.;and-12. i- The} arm 11; 1

The modificationshown in Fig. 5,.will'al1ow the peg; to pass between the, terminals liof the arms 11 and 12 but it'will be noted that the peg in such a position that the rebound will cause the peg to hit the inner-side of one of the arms 11 or 12 and thus prevent same from accidentally slipping off the peg. In Fig. 4 a still further precaution is provided by providing the band 13 which is is substantially shorter vthan the arm. 12.

the peg fwill-hit ,thdbQdyportion 10 at 3 .point -I? or;very close theretoiwhich is.situated between the; center,- of the body portion 10 and, one end thereof and thus. the 1Pes t ath s .Qu v d p0r 2ni l swi placed around that terminal of the body por-- tion 10 and the short. arm 11 so as to hold the spring 15 contiguous with the inner edge of the arm 11 and a portion of the inner edge of the adjacent terminal of the body 10.

This spring 15 will have a similar action to.

spring 4 shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing.

Inv Fig. 6 I have shown a still further modification which is to'be used upon an ordinary horseshoe and consists of the pivoted arms 17 and 18 which are pivoted adjacent the terminals of the horseshoe 16 in any desired manner. The arm 18 is substantially shorter than the arm 17 as I have found the 7 operation in this manner to be more efficient than would be otherwise. In order to normally hold these arms 17 and 18 in a position shown in Fig. 6 I have provided a shoulder upon the underside of the arms which will abut the edge of the body portion 16 when in this, position thus preventing the outward movement of the arms 17 and 18.

The springs 19 which may be of any pre-.

ferred construction will allow these arms 17 and 18 to pivot inwardly so as to allow the p g to enter the mtenor surrounded by the horseshoe 16 and as soon as the peg has passed thereinto the springs will force the arms 17 and 18 to the pos ition;showq in;

tion, taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawings, the construction and ope ti of y nv ti will b r adily 1 derstood f withou t ,a more, extended explanation, I As numerous changes in form,proportion, and inthe minor details of constructiom may beresorted to without departing from the spirit of this invention l do not wish to be limited'to the Construction herein shown and described other than as lai ed.

Having thus described'my invention what Iclaim as new is: f 1 A device of the class describedcomprising a horseshoe shaped body-portiomarms integrally mounted upon the terminals of the body portion so as to extend'i'nto the interior of said body portion and so as to convergeitoward each other, one of said arms being substantially shorter than the other arm, and a spring mounted upon the short arm .7 r I 2. A device of the class described comprising a horseshoe shaped body portion, arms mounted upon the terminals ofthebody portion so asto extend; into the; interior of said body portion 'and% so 1 as to converge toward each other, one of: said'arms being substantially-shorter than the other arm, a spring prqvisiediln athesh and means for holding said spring in place.

3. In a device of the class described the combination of a horseshoe shaped body, armspivotally mounted adj acentgthstermi nals ofsaid body, and means provided for holding saidariri' ina position so as to close the entrance to said body.

4. A device ofthe' classgdesoribed having a substantially horseshoe shaped body, arms situatedfon saidibody so as to. converge toward each "other and toward the interior of the body, and-means carriedby one of said arms for allowing a peg to pass between the arms to ,the interiorotthe' body; and preventing the peg from passing outwardly from the interior of the body between the arms. 1

5Q As a, new article of manufacture a quoit including a substantially; horseshoe shaped bodyand meansatthe. terminals of the bodyforallowing; a peg to pass between the terminals-to theinter-ior' of the body and preventing, the peg from passing outwardly fromthe' interior: of the body between the terminals c y In testimony whereotli'aflix my signature in presence o'ftwowitnesses;

i 'THQMfiS H, TABOR;

Witnesses r R 1Lrom E; S. HUDSON; 

